EDITOUR PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 09/24 www.petpla.net 10 Packaging solutions from a single source “We want to become a key supplier for the beverage industry” Jeddah-based company and greenfield project 3P Gulf Packaging Systems, founded in 1992, is a market leader in plastic packaging and products in Saudi Arabia and the region, serving the beverage and food, pharmaceutical, personal care and home care sectors. Its most important products include preforms, closures, tubes, disposable plastic products, plastic tableware, films and labels. Meeting with 3P Gulf Packaging System Co. February 21, 2024 We met: Mr Mohammed Najmuddin, VP Operations Mr Ali Hashim, VC & CEO Mrs Randa Hashim, Business Development Manager Mr Vipin Vellipoyil, Tooling Workshop Manager Mr Ahmed Salehi, PET Production Manager In the PET segment alone, the conversion volume in Jeddah for PET reaches 7,000 t per month. In comparison: the company started with 70 t when it was founded. A total of nine plants belong to the 3P Group in Jeddah involved in producing products in rigid and flexible packaging. Another plant in Riyadh became operational in 2023 processing around 3,000 t of PET per month in the preforms and closures segment. In addition to the MENA region, the customer base extends to over 40 countries, which is due in particular to the production of shrink and stretch film. In an interview with VP Operations, Mr Mohammed Najmuddin, VC & CEO Mr Ali Hashim and Business Development Manager Mrs Randa Hashim, we gained a comprehensive insight into the market giant’s business. With his business idea in 1960, Mr Hashim Sr, the father of today’s CEO Mr Ali Hashim, wanted to support and serve pilgrims on their journey to Makkah in the south-western Saudi region of Hejaz. He began producing footwear for them and making jerry cans for carrying the holy water from the Zamzam well. Three years later, he started the first commercial factory in Jeddah for everyday household items under the name Arabian Gulf Manufacturers (AGM). The bestknown brand that emerged from this, “Gulfmaid”, contributed significantly to the company’s success story over many years and Mr Hashim increasingly recognised the potential of plastics processing. 1992 marked the start of the Gulf Packaging System Company (GPS) that was later brought under the umbrella of Prime Plastic Products more popularly known as “3P”, which still adorns the company logo today. The current CEO, Mr Ali Hashim already knew the markets and suppliers well from previous experience and so the idea was to be able to offer a complete solution from a single source in the field of packaging, mainly for bottles and closures, primary and secondary packaging - including printing and everything that goes with it. In the 1990s, the immense construction boom in many Gulf states ensured plenty of external investment, which favoured further growth and expansion of 3P. For example, the company’s subsidiary Gulf Manufacturers was established in Egypt to produce plastic pipes. F.l.t.r.: Mohammed Najmuddin, Ali Hashim, Randa Hashim and Kay Barton Talking to Mohammed Najmuddin in his office Sacmi machinery for closures EDITOUR
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